Life Lately...August Wrap Up

Whew!!

Man, August has FLOWN by! I feel like we just started and we're already at the end of it. That's what happens once school starts, I guess. 

So let me do a quick recap of our August, instead of our week, I guess. lol

Let's see....

After our birthday trip to the Keys, we came home and celebrated me and my grandma's birthday together at Squid Lips. 

I love that we still have 4 generations of family - how awesome is that?!

Then it was back to school for teachers - even though, as a new pineapple teacher, I was already back for 2 weeks, but this was the week that ALL teachers reported back. It was a great way to return back to work.

Then, it was meet the teacher. Honestly, starting a new school that isn't completely finished is kind of chaotic, but somehow, my anxiety level is at an all time low, and I'm not even on meds! Our school wasn't ready for us to be on campus yet, so we had to switch to a different school AND it was on the weekend instead of at night. BUT, it all worked out just fine. 

I had my first meet the teacher as a pineapple teacher and the Ron brought the girls in to meet their teachers. Autumn had to miss out on hers, though, since she had volleyball tryouts during that time. But it's okay - she survived. :) 

THEN.... it was the first day of school. Again, new school isn't finished and the 2nd grade building isn't finished, so we're in the "New" building, temporarily... and we didn't have all of our technology and we don't have keys... lol. It's been an adventurous beginning, but it has not been so bad!

We had our first day and everyone left still happy and wanting to go back...despite having to wear uniforms - ha! That was a big gripe with the girls, but low and behold, they actually like their uniforms now....just like Momma said they would.

In other big news... Caroline, who has been BEGGING for a cat for years, has finally got her wish. Our sheriff's animal shelter was waving the fees for adoptions in August, so not only did we get 1, but we got TWO kitties. 

She is in KITTY HEAVEN right now. And all the girls love the cats. 

Meanwhile, I've still been able to get up at 4:30 in the morning to get in my workouts. 

I actually just finished my latest calendar! 

I've finished this calendar despite going back to work - still getting up at 430, because there's no way I'd be able to do it after work (these days, anyway).

I really liked this mash up of programs, it had weights, cardio, barre...I did sub out some of the workouts, but kept it the same "style." That's the beauty of beachbody on demand...there's literally THOUSANDS of different workouts to choose from.

Now...to figure out my next calendar

And of course, we've found some time to still go to the beach - because we love some vitamin sea!

Hello Monday {6.27.22}

Happy Monday! I’m linking up with Sarah and Holly sharing some fun from our weekend. 

The girls finished up Winshape camp on Friday - they had a great time! Brooklynn even said she wished it was all month. lol. And Autumn made some new friends. Unfortunately, they're all up in Viera, so it's not likely she'll see them again, but I like that she's able to make friends easily now. 

THEN, I started off my weekend with a GIRLS weekend at Margaritaville!! I was so honored to be invited, and spending the weekend with this group of girls was just so uplifting. 

This tank is SO good! It's so lightweight and flowy. It's on sale too. 

And these summer shorts are my GO-TO shorts - I will buy ALL the colors. And wear them ALL the days...spring, summer, fall, and even some winter days, because...you know...Florida. lol 

We stayed at a cottage at Margaritaville in Orlando. 

If you know me, you know I have a serious love for Jimmy Buffett. I grew up listening to him and he was one of my first concerts. 

(I blew out my flip flop....stepped on a pop top)

The lobby was SO fun!

Seriously, these ladies made for a fun time!

We spent the whole day Saturday by the pool. And I bought some bingo cards, and we actually won a bucket! Heck ya!

Saturday was supposed to rain all day, but it ended up being such a beautiful day!!

Came home and got right to work with things... cleaning, laundry, feeding the kids...like really? Why do you need eat ALL THE TIME!? lol

This sleeveless swing dress is probably one of my new favorite dresses! I also got it in black. It's on sale right now too! 

Started a new workout calendar. I think I might really like it! If you want the calendar you can download it HERE. 

My workout outfit that day was the flow tank, seamless hustle shorts. 

After church, I decided it was time.

Time to go through the "Hand me down" box. 

I purged that sucker WAY DOWN... fortunately/unfortunately, we're getting to the stage where there aren't a lot of hand me downs any more.... so this box is just the "stuff that doesn't fit yet, holiday clothes, and winter clothes (minus the jackets. They're so poofy, I just keep those hanging up).

The wall of clothes to pass down to our favorite little girl. 

I wore the code joggers and classic V for the rest of the day, SO DANG. COMFY. 

My dad made Autumn a "desk" for her to do her art on - it's more of table, but it looks so great in her room. He loves doing projects - and this was simple, but he just took a piece of good wood, rounded the edges, added some legs, and coated it with oil to make it nice and smooth. 

And last.. but not least, I picked up my groceries for THIS WEEK'S MENU. 

So fun...adulting and such. 

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I'm off to do another load of laundry. 

Another Workout Calendar Done!

Well, I finished another workout calendar!

I'm really loving these Hybrid calendars! It keeps things fresh and fun. This one incorporated 5 different programs:

1) MBF/A (Megan) - you did the recovery days and the Power Ignite workouts, working the whole body, one of my favorite types of working out!

2) T25 (Shaun T) - I love Shaun T, I love his personality and his hard core workouts. BUT my body does not like his style of workouts... my neck and bladder don't like all the jumping. lol. But I did them! I just modified some of the jumping parts so I wouldn't pee my pants. haha!

3) 80 Day Obsession (Autumn) - we did the booty days, the last one for each phase. SO GOOD. They were 2x15s with 3 moves in each set. Man, my butt got a good workout on those days.

4) Body Beast (Sagi - old school!) - I will say, Sagi is not my favorite trainer to listen to, he's kind of awkward, but I pass no judgement, being in front of a camera when English isn't your first language. I mean, I get it. But MAN, he sure does know his workouts!! We did shoulders and tris one day and legs another day from him. I'm REALLY tempted to do one of his calendars next, I love his style of working out so much.

5) The Work (Amoila) - and then.... The Crucible with Amoila. UGH. I really love Amoila. His passion just jumps off into the screen and he really motivates you. His laugh and smile, and his story telling. But this dang crucible?! Holy Crap. The last one was from the last workout in The Work and each set was 100 reps of each move!! I wanted to cry. In fact.. if you saw my reel on Instagram, I think I did cry. lol 

It was a HARD calendar - I really pushed myself for 3 weeks (add a few days for quick trips), but it was really FUN! If you want the calendar, you can download it HERE. 

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Then I went for a 2 mile run (well, walk/run...). My goal during the summer is to get in a run every day while I'm home. It's really just 4 cul-de-sacs...because my neighborhood is one big "circle" of cul-de-sacs. Running in FL summer, no matter what time of day, sweat will be dripping profusely... these spring bud lnts hide the sweat so well!! And the copper charge tanks, of course, are amazing

On, the look like nothing is there, off and inside out? Looks like I peed my pants

Those light n tights really are life! lol

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